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SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS Page Number

1.0 CONTRACTOR'S IN-PLANT QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 11

1.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE ORGANIZATION 11

1.1.1 CONTROL

1.1.2 AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONS 11

1.2.1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS

1.2.2 RECORDS MAINTENANCE

1.2.3 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

1.3 STANDARDS AND FACILITIES 11

1.3.1 CONFIGURATION CONTROL

1.3.2 MEASURING AND TESTING FACILITIES

1.3.3 PRODUCTION TOOLING AS MEDIA OF INSPECTION

1.3.4 EQUIPMENT USE BY RESIDENT INSPECTORS

1.4 CONTROL OF PURCHASES 12

1.4.1 SUPPLIER CONTROL

1.4.2 PURCHASING DATA

1.5 MANUFACTURING CONTROL 12

1.5.1 COMPLETED ITEMS

1.5.2 NONCONFORMING MATERIALS

1.5.3 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES

1.5.4 INSPECTION STATUS

1.6 INSPECTION SYSTEM 12

1.6.1 INSPECTION STATUS

1.6.2 INSPECTION PERSONNEL

1.6.3 INSPECTION RECORDS

1.6.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDITS

1.7 RESIDENT INSPECTOR 13

1.8 PRE-PRODUCTION 13

1.9 FIRST ARTICLE OF INSPECTION - PRODUCTION 14

1.10 FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS 14

2.0 ACCEPTANCE TESTS 14

2.1 RESPONSIBILITY 14

2.2 PRE-DELIVERY TESTS ALTOONA TESTING 14

2.2.1 INSPECTION - VISUAL AND MEASURED

2.2.2 TOTAL BUS OPERATION

2.3 POST-DELIVERY TESTS 15

2.3.1 VISUAL INSPECTION

2.3.2 BUS OPERATION

2.4 PILOT BUS 15

PART II – WARRANTY PROVISIONS

1.0 BASIC WARRANTY PROVISIONS 16

1.1 WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS 16

1.1.1 COMPLETE BUS

1.1.2 SUBSYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS WARRANTY

1.2 VOIDING OF WARRANTY 16

1.3 EXCEPTIONS TO WARRANTY 17

1.4 DETECTION OF DEFECTS 17

1.5 SCOPE OF WARRANTY REPAIRS 17

1.6 BASIC VEHICLE STRUCTURE 17

1.7 OPTIONAL EXTENDED WARRANTIES 17

1.8 REIMBURSEMENT FOR LABOR AND PARTS 17

1.9 FLEET DEFECTS 17

1.9.1 CORRECTION OF FLEET DEFECTS

1.9.2 VOIDING OF WARRANTY PROVISIONS

1.9.3 EXCEPTIONS TO WARRANTY PROVISIONS

2.0 REPAIR PROCEDURES 18

2.1 REPAIR PERFORMANCE 18

2.2 REPAIRS BY CONTRACTOR 18

2.3 REPAIRS BY CITY OF TUCSON 18

2.3.1 PARTS USED

2.3.2 CONTRACTOR SUPPLIED PARTS

2.3.3 DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS RETURN

2.3.4 REIMBURSEMENT FOR LABOR

2.3.5 REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARTS

2.4 WARRANTY AFTER REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS 19

2.5 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION 19

PART III - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1.0 GENERAL 20

1.1 SCOPE 20

1.2 DEFINITIONS 20

(1) DBA

(2) Audible Discrete Frequency

(3) Standee Line

(4) Free Floor Space

(5) Curb Weight

(6) Seated Load

(7) Gross Load

(8) SLW (Seated Load Weight)

(9) GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rated)

(10) Driver’s Eye Range

(11) Fireproof

(12) Fire-Resistant

(13) Human Dimensions

(14) HIC (Head Injury Criteria)

(15) Base Bus

(16) Alternative

(17) Design Operating Profile

(18) Classes of Failures

(a) Class 1: Physical Safety

(b) Class 2: Road Call

(c) Class 3: Coach Change

(d) Class 4: Bad Order

(19) Maintenance Personnel Skill Levels

(a) 5M

(b) 4M

(c) 3M

(d) 2M

(e) 1M

(20) Standards

1.3 ABBREVIATIONS 22

(1) ASTM

(2) SAE

(3) ANSI

(4) ASHRAE

(5) SPI

(6) USDHEW

(7) JIC

(8) BMCS

(9) FMVSS

(10) ADA

1.4 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 22

1.5 OVERALL REQUIREMENTS 22

1.5.1 DIMENSIONS

1.5.1.1 Physical Size

(1) Length

(2) Width

(3) Height

1.5.1.2 Underbody Clearance

(1) Ramp Clearances

(2) Ground Clearance

(3) Axle Clearance

(4) Wheel Area Clearance Figure III-1

1.5.1.3 Floor Height

1.5.2 WEIGHT

1.5.2.1 Curb Weight

1.5.3 CAPACITY

1.5.4 SERVICE LIFE AND MAINTENANCE

1.5.4.1 Service Life

1.5.4.2 Maintenance and Inspection

1.5.4.3 Mean Mileage Between Failures

(1) Class 1: Physical Safety

(2) Class 2: Road Call

(3) Class 3: Coach Change

(4) Class 4: Bad Order

1.5.4.4 Mean Time to Repair

1.5.4.5 Accessibility

1.5.4.6 Interchangeability

1.5.5 Operating Environment

2.0 BODY 25

2.1 SHELL 25

2.1.1 GENERAL

2.1.1.1 Design

2.1.1.2 Materials

2.1.1.3 Finish and Color

2.1.1.4 Numbering and Signing

2.1.1.4(a) Sun Tran Logo

2.1.1.5 Pedestrian Safety

2.1.1.6 Passenger Windows

2.1.1.7 Passenger Doors

2.1.2 STRUCTURE

2.1.2.1 Strength and Fatigue Life

2.1.2.2 Distortion

2.1.2.3 Resonance

2.1.2.4 Material

2.1.2.5 Corrosion

2.1.2.6 Towing

2.1.2.7 Jacking

2.1.2.8 Hoisting

2.1.2.9 Fire Protection

2.1.2.10 Crashworthiness

2.1.3 EXTERIOR AND APPLIED PANELS

2.1.3.1 Strength and Installation

2.1.3.2 Repair and Replacement

2.1.3.3 Rain Gutters

2.1.3.4 License Plates

2.1.4 INTERIOR

2.1.4.1 Headroom

2.1.4.2 Driver’s Barrier

2.1.4.3 Modesty Panels

2.1.4.4 Rear Bulkhead

2.1.4.5 Construction

2.1.4.6 Fastening

2.1.4.7 Driver Security Barrier

2.1.5 FLOOR MATERIAL

2.1.5.1 Height

2.1.5.2 Strength

2.1.5.3 Edges

2.1.5.4 Floor Protection

2.1.6 STEPS AND STEP WELLS

2.1.6.1 Steps

2.1.6.2 Step Well Structure

2.1.7 WHEEL HOUSING

2.1.7.1 Construction

2.1.7.2 Clearance

2.1.7.3 Fender Skirts

2.1.7.4 Splash Aprons

2.1.8 PASSENGER DOORS

2.1.8.1 Materials

2.1.8.2 Dimensions

2.1.8.3 Door Glazing

2.1.8.4 Door Projection

2.1.8.5 Door Height Above Pavement

2.1.8.6 Design Parameters

2.1.9 SERVICE COMPARTMENTS AND ACCESS DOORS

2.1.9.1 Interior

2.1.9.2 Exterior

2.1.10 CRASH WORTHINESS

2.2 PASSENGER DOOR CONTROLS 35

2.2.1 DOORS

2.2.1.1(a) Driver’s Door Control Device 2.2.1.1(b) Passenger Doors

2.2.1.1(c) Driver’s Air Dump Valve or Control 2.2.1.1(d) Rear Exit Door Master Switch

2.2.1.2 Front Entrance Doors

2.2.1.3 Rear Exit Doors

2.2.1.4 Emergency Operation

2.2.1.5 Roof Ventilators

2.2.2 WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS

2.2.2.1 Windshield Wipers

2.2.2.2 Windshield Washers

2.2.3 LIGHTING, CONTROLS, INSTRUMENTS

2.2.3.1(a) Exterior Lighting 2.2.3.1(b) Deceleration Alert System

2.2.3.2 Service Area Lighting

2.2.3.3 Passenger Interior Lighting

2.2.3.4 Driver’s Lighting

2.2.3.5 Driver’s Controls

2.2.3.5(a) Light Table 2.2.3.5(b) Switches

2.2.3.6 Instrumentation

2.2.3.7 Onboard Diagnostics

2.2.3.8 System Test

2.2.3.9 Indicators

2.3 INTERIOR TRIM 45

2.3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.3.1.1 Trim Panels

2.3.1.2 Headlining

2.3.1.3 Front End

2.3.1.4 Passenger Information and Advertising

2.3.2 PASSENGER SEATS

2.3.2.1 Arrangements

2.3.2.1(a) Seat Construction

2.3.2.2 Technical Seat Data

2.3.2.3 Physical Properties of Seats

2.3.2.4 Design Specifications

2.3.2.4(a) Strength Requirements for all Passenger Seats 2.3.2.4(b) Dimensions

2.3.2.4(c) Structure and Design 2.3.2.4(d) Construction and Materials

2.3.3 DRIVER’S SEAT

2.3.3.1(a) Dimensions 2.3.3.1(b) Pneumatic Pendulum Suspension 2.3.3.1(c) Two Shock Absorbers 2.3.3.1(d) Seat Construction

2.3.3.2 Structure and Materials

2.3.4 FLOOR COVERING

2.3.4.1 Vestibule

2.3.4.2 Driver’s Compartment

2.3.4.3 Passenger Area

2.4 WINDOWS 55

2.4.1 DRIVER’S WINDOWS

2.4.1.1 Windshield

2.4.1.2 Driver’s Side Window

2.4.2 SIDE WINDOWS

2.4.2.1 Dimension

2.5 INSULATION 57

2.5.1 MATERIALS

2.5.1.1 Properties

2.5.2 PERFORMANCE

2.5.2.1 Thermal Insulation

2.5.2.2 Sound Insulation

2.6 ANCILLARY FEATURES 57

2.6.1 DRIVER’S AREA

2.6.1.1 Dash Panels

2.6.1.2 Solar Screen,

2.6.1.3 Coat Hook

2.6.1.4 Cup Holder

2.6.1.5 Storage

2.6.1.6 Exit Signal

2.6.1.7 Holder

2.6.1.8 Safety Equipment

2.6.1.9 Registration Holder

2.6.2 MIRRORS

2.6.2.1 Outside Mirrors2.6.2.2 Inside Mirrors

2.6.3 PASSENGER ASSISTS

2.6.3.1 General Requirements

2.6.3.2 Front Doorway

2.6.3.3 Vestibule

2.6.3.4 Overhead

2.6.3.5 Longitudinal Seats

2.6.3.6 Rear Doorway

2.6.4 EXTERIOR ROUTE DISPLAYS AND INTEGRATED VOICE SYSTEM

2.6.4.1 Destination Signs

2.6.4.1(a) Electronic Destination Signs 2.6.4.1(b) System Operation 2.6.4.1(c) Sign Requirements

2.6.4.2 Communication and Data System

2.6.4.3 Audio Announcement Sub-System

2.6.4.4 Environmental Operating Conditions and Quality Requirements

2.6.5 FARE COLLECTION

2.6.6 WHEELCHAIR PASSENGERS

2.6.6.1 Loading System

2.6.6.2 Wheelchair Passengers

2.7 RADIO AND PUBLIC ADDRESS 68

2.7.1 RADIO SYSTEM

2.7.2 RADIO POWER SUPPLY

2.7.3 PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM

2.7.4 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

2.7.5 TRAFFIC LIGHT PREEMPTION SYSTEM

3.0 CHASSIS 69

3.1 PROPULSION SYSTEM 69

3.1.1 VEHICLE PERFORMANCE

3.1.1.1 Power Requirements

3.1.1.2 Top Speed

3.1.1.3 Gradability

3.1.1.4 Acceleration

3.1.1.5 Jerk

3.1.1.6 Operating Range

3.1.2 POWER PLANT MOUNTING AND ACCESSORIES

3.1.2.1 Mounting

3.1.2.2 Service

3.1.2.3 Accessories

3.1.2.4 Hydraulic Drive

3.1.3 POWER PLANT

3.1.3.1 Engine

3.1.3.1(a) Engine CNG 3.1.3.1(b) Propulsion System Description Battery Electric

3.1.3.1(c) Engine Compartment Option

3.1.3.2 (a) Cooling System

3.1.3.2 (b) Cooling System All Electric

3.1.3.3 Transmission

3.1.4 EMISSIONS

3.1.4.1 Gas and Smoke

3.1.4.2 Exhaust Location

3.1.4.3 Exterior Noise

3.2 FINAL DRIVE 79

3.2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.3 SUSPENSION 79

3.3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.3.2 SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS

3.3.2.1 Travel

3.3.2.2 Kneeling

3.3.2.3 Damping

3.3.2.4 Lubrication

3.4 STEERING 80

3.4.1 STRENGTH

3.4.2 TURNING RADIUS

3.4.3 TURNING EFFORT

3.5 BRAKES 80

3.5.1 SERVICE BRAKE

3.5.1.1 Actuation

3.5.1.2 Friction Material

3.5.1.3 Hubs and Drums

3.5.1.4 Air System

3.6 GENERAL CHASSIS 83

3.6.1 WHEELS AND TIRES

3.6.1.1 Wheels

3.6.1.2 Tires

3.6.2 FUEL SYSTEM

3.6.3 BUMPER SYSTEM

3.6.3.1 Location

3.6.3.2 Front Bumper

3.6.3.3 Rear Bumper

3.6.3.4 Bumper Material

3.6.3.5 Bike Rack

3.6.4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

3.6.4.1 General Requirements

3.6.4.2 Exterior Lights

3.6.4.3 Exterior Lighting

3.6.4.4 Modular Design

3.6.4.5 Wiring and Terminals

3.6.4.6 Junction Boxes

3.6.5 ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

3.6.5.1 General Requirements

3.6.5.2 Batteries

3.6.5.3 Power Supply

3.6.5.4 Master Battery Switch

3.6.5.5 Fire Detectors

3.6.5.6 Radio Noise Suppression

3.7 INTERIOR CLIMATE CONTROL 90

3.7.1 CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE

3.7.2 CONTROLS

3.7.3 AIR FLOW

3.8.3.1 Passenger Area

3.8.3.2 Driver’s Area

3.7.4 AIR INTAKES

3.8 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING AND VENTILATION 91

3.8.1 GENERAL

3.8.2 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

3.8.3 AIR FLOW

3.8.4 TEMPERATURE AND ELECTRICAL CONTROLS

3.8.5 AIR CONDITIONING

3.8.6 COMPRESSOR

3.8.7 HEATING AND VENTILATING

3.8.8 ELECTRICAL WIRING AND TERMINALS

3.9 CNG 95

3.9.1 POWER PLANT

3.9.2 BUS ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

3.9.3 CNG FUEL SYSTEM

PART IV – ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1.0 DOCUMENTS 97

1.1 OPERATOR MANUALS

1.2 MAINTENANCE MANUALS

1.3 WIRING DIAGRAMS

1.4 AIR, AC, AND FUEL SYSTEM DIAGRAMS

1.5 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MANUALS

1.6 PARTS MANUALS

1.7 LABOR GUIDE

1.8 MATINANCE OF RECORDS

2.0 SERVICE SUPPORT 98

3.0 SPARE PARTS/TOOL LIST 99

4.0 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 99

4.1 LAPTOP COMPUTER

4.2 SOFTWARE

4.3 LUMINATOR MAINTENANCE CARD

4.4 WHEELCHAIR REMOTE CONTROL

4.5 POWER PACK

4.6 I/O CONTROLS, SERVICE

4.7 POWER PACK REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION TOOL.

4.8 TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/ INSTALLATION TOOL

4.9 PARTS AVAILABLITY

5.0 TRAINING 100

5.1 GENERAL

5.2 MAINTENANCE TRAINING

5.3 MAINTENANCE BASE TRAINING SCHEDULE

5.3.1 REFRESHER TRAINING

5.3.2 ADDITIONAL BASE TRAINING

5.4 TRAINING CONTENT

A. Orientation B. Electrical/Electronics C. Engine and Accessories D. Transmissions and Controls E. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) F. Doors G. Brakes H. Air System I. Suspension, Steering and Axles J. Wheelchair Lift Equipment/Ramp

K. Fire Suppression

5.5 TRAINING MATERIALS – MAINTENANCE

5.6 OPERATOR TRAINING

A. Training Schedule B. Training Content

C. Walk around Inspection D. Wheelchair Training

PART I – QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS

1.0 CONTRACTOR’S IN-PLANT QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

1.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE ORGANIZATION: The Contractor shall establish and maintain an effective in-plant quality assurance organization. It shall be a specifically defined organization and should be directly responsible to the Contractor’s top management.

1.1.1 CONTROL: The quality assurance organization shall exercise quality control over all phases of production from initiation of design through manufacture and preparation for delivery. The organization shall also control the quality of supplied articles.

1.1.2 AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY: The quality assurance organization shall have the authority and responsibility for reliability, quality control, inspection planning, establishment of the quality control system, and acceptance/rejection of materials and manufactured articles in the production of the transit buses.

1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONS: The quality assurance organization shall include the following minimum functions.

1.2.1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS: The quality assurance organization shall verify inspection operation instructions to ascertain that the manufactured product meets all prescribed requirements.

1.2.2 RECORDS MAINTENANCE: The quality assurance organization shall maintain and use records and data essential to the effective operation of its program. These records and data shall be available for review by the Resident Inspectors. Inspection and best records for this procurement shall be available for a minimum of 1 year after inspections and tests are completed.

1.2.3 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: The quality assurance organization shall detect and promptly assure correction of any conditions that may result in the production of defective transit buses. These conditions may occur in designs, purchases, manufacture, tests, or operations that culminate in defective supplies, services, facilities, technical data, or standards.

1.3. STANDARDS AND FACILITIES:

1.3.1 CONFIGURATION CONTROL: The Contractor shall maintain drawings and other documentation that completely describe a qualified bus that meets all of the options and special requirements of this procurement. The quality assurance organization shall verify that each transit bus is manufactured in accordance with these controlled drawings and documentation.

1.3.2 MEASURING AND TESTING FACILITIES: The Contractor shall provide and maintain the necessary gauges and other measuring and testing devices for use by the quality assurance organization to verify that the buses conform to all specification requirements. These devices shall be calibrated at established periods against certified measurement standards that have known valid relationships to national standards.

1.3.3 PRODUCTION TOOLING AS MEDIA OF INSPECTION: When production jigs, fixtures, tooling masters, templates, patterns, and other devices are used as media of inspection, they shall be proved for accuracy at formally established intervals and adjusted, replaced, or repaired as required to maintain quality.

1.3.4 EQUIPMENT USE BY RESIDENT INSPECTORS: The Contractor’s gauges and other measuring and testing devices shall be made available for use by the Resident Inspectors to verify that the buses conform to all specification requirements. If necessary, the Contractor’s personnel shall be made available to operate the devices and to verify their condition and accuracy.

1.4 CONTROL OF PURCHASES: The Contractor shall maintain quality control of purchases.

1.4.1 SUPPLIER CONTROL: The Contractor shall require that each supplier maintains a quality control program for the services and supplies that it provides. The Contractor’s quality assurance organization shall inspect, and test materials provided by suppliers for conformance to specification requirements.

Materials that have been inspected, tested, and approved shall be identified as acceptable to the point of use in the manufacturing or assembly processes. Controls shall be established to prevent inadvertent use of nonconforming materials.

1.4.2 PURCHASING DATA: The Contractor shall verify that all applicable specification requirements are properly included or referenced in purchase orders of articles to be used on transit buses.

1.5 MANUFACTURING CONTROL: The Contractor shall ensure that all basic production operations, as well as all other processing and fabricating, are performed under controlled conditions. Establishment of these controlled conditions shall be based on the documented work instructions, adequate production equipment, and special working environments if necessary.

1.5.1 COMPLETED ITEMS: A system for final inspection and test of completed transit buses shall be provided by the quality assurance organization. It shall measure the overall quality of each completed bus.

1.5.2 NONCONFORMING MATERIALS: The quality assurance organization shall monitor the Contractor’s system for controlling nonconforming materials. The system shall include procedures for identification, segregation, and disposition.

1.5.3 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES: Statistical analysis, tests, and other quality control procedures may be used when appropriate in the quality assurance processes.

1.5.4 INSPECTION STATUS: A system shall be maintained by the quality assurance organization for identifying the inspection status of components and completed transit buses. Identification may include cards, tags, or other normal quality control devices.

Agency shall review proposed product changes on a case-by-case basis and shall have the right to require extended warranties to ensure that product changes perform at least as well as the originally supplied products.

1.6 INSPECTION SYSTEM: The quality assurance organization shall establish, maintain, and periodically audit a fully documented inspection system. The system shall prescribe inspection and test of materials, work in progress and completed articles. As a minimum, it shall include the following controls.

1.6.1 INSPECTION STATUS: Inspection stations shall be at the best locations to provide for the work content and characteristics to be inspected. Stations shall provide the facilities and equipment to inspect structural, electrical, hydraulic, and other components and assemblies for compliance with the design requirements.

Stations shall also be at the best locations to inspect or test characteristics before they are concealed by subsequent fabrication or assembly operations. These locations shall minimally include, as practicable, underbody structure completion, body framing completion, body prior to paint preparation, water test before interior trim and insulation installation, engine installation completion, underbody dress-up and completion, bus prior to final paint touchup, bus prior to road test, and bus final road test completion.

1.6.2 INSPECTION PERSONNEL: Sufficient trained inspectors shall be used to ensure that all materials, components, and assemblies are inspected for conformance with the qualified bus design.

1.6.3 INSPECTION RECORDS: Acceptance, rework, or rejection identification shall be accepted as a result of approved materials. All review actions shall be identified. Articles that have been reworked to specified drawing configurations shall not require special identification. Articles rejected as unsuitable, or scrap shall be plainly marked and controlled to prevent installation on the bus. Articles that become obsolete as a result of engineering changes or other actions shall be controlled to prevent unauthorized assembly or installation. Unusable articles shall be isolated and then scrapped.

Discrepancies noted by the Contractor or Resident Inspector during assembly shall be entered by the inspection personnel on a record that accompanies the major component, subassembly, assembly, or bus from start of assembly through final inspection. Actions shall be taken to correct discrepancies or deficiencies in the manufacturing processes procedures, or other conditions that cause articles to be in nonconformity with the requirements of the contract specifications. The inspection personnel shall verify the corrective actions and mark the discrepancy record. If discrepancies cannot be corrected by replacing the nonconforming materials, the City shall approve the modification, repair, or method of correction to the extent that the contract specifications are affected.

1.6.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDITS: The quality assurance organization shall establish and maintain a quality control audit program. Records of this program shall be subject to review by the City.

1.7 RESIDENT INSPECTOR: The City shall be represented at the Contractor’s plant by Resident Inspectors.

They shall monitor, in the Contractor’s plant, the manufacture of transit buses built under this procurement.

The Resident Inspectors shall be authorized to approve the pre-delivery acceptance tests, and to release the buses for delivery. Upon request to the Quality Assurance Supervisor, the Resident Inspectors shall have access to the Contractor’s quality assurance files related to this procurement. These files shall include drawings, material standards, parts lists, inspection processing and reports, and records of defects.

No less than 30 days prior to the beginning of bus manufacture, the City Project Manager or designee shall meet with the Contractor’s Quality Assurance Manager and Contractor’s Project Manager. They shall review the inspection procedures and checklists. The Resident Inspectors may begin monitoring bus construction activities 1 week prior to the start of bus fabrication.

The Contractor shall provide office space for the Resident Inspectors in close proximity to the final assembly area. This office space shall be equipped with desks, outside and interplant telephones, internet, file cabinet, chairs, and clothing lockers sufficient to accommodate the Resident Inspector.

The presence of these Resident Inspectors in the plant shall not relieve the Contractor of its responsibility to meet all of the requirements of this procurement.

1.8 PRE-PRODUCTION: The Contractor and the City will have a comprehensive pre-production process to be conducted at the production facility that will review the Contractor’s approach and specification compliance. These series of meetings will review each component and process of the vehicle production and design that will demonstrate specification compliance. The meeting will be attended by the Contractors Project Manager and a designee of the City.

1.9 FIRST ARTICLE INSPECTION – PRODUCTION

The purpose of a first article inspection is to confirm that any components, systems, subsystems, major assemblies, subassemblies, products, parts, apparatuses, articles and other materials comply with the Technical Specifications and other Contract documents. Where required by the Contract documents or requested by the Agency, the Contractor shall cause first article inspections to be conducted. A first article inspection may include both a physical configuration inspection and a functional demonstration. First article inspections shall be conducted at the Contractor or Subcontractor’s facility. The Contractor shall furnish to the Agency prior to each first article inspection a written inspection and demonstration plan for each item for review. The Agency’s inspectors will attend each first article inspection unless the Agency provides a written waiver of its right to attend any such inspection. The results of each first article inspection shall be documented by the Contractor in a format deemed acceptable by the Agency, and all documents relating to the inspection shall be forwarded to the Agency.

1.10 FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS (FMVSS)

The Contractor shall submit one (1) manufacturer’s FMVSS self-certification, Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standards that the vehicle complies with relevant FMVSS or two manufacturer’s certified statement that the contracted buses will not be subject to FMVSS regulations.

2.0 ACCEPTANCE TESTS

2.1 RESPONSIBILITY: Fully documented tests shall be conducted on each production bus following manufacture to determine its acceptance to the City. These acceptance tests shall include pre- delivery inspections and testing by the Contractor and inspections and testing by the City after the buses have been delivered.

2.2 PRE-DELIVERY TESTS ALTOONA TESTING: The Contractor shall conduct acceptance tests at its plant on each bus following completion of manufacture and before delivery to the City. These pre-delivery tests shall include visual and measured inspections, as well as testing the total bus operation. The tests shall be conducted and documented in accordance with written test plans. Additional tests may be conducted at the Contractor’s discretion to ensure that the completed buses have attained the desired quality and have met the requirements in Part I of the Technical Specifications. This additional testing shall be recorded on appropriate test forms provided by the Contractor.

The pre-delivery tests shall be scheduled and conducted with sufficient notice so that they may be witnessed by the Resident Inspectors, who may accept or reject the results of the tests. The results of pre-delivery tests, and any other tests, shall be filed with the assembly inspection records for each bus.

The underfloor equipment shall be made available for inspection by the Resident Inspectors, using a pit or bus hoist provided by the Contractor to easily and safely inspect bus roofs. Delivery of each bus shall require written authorization of a Resident Inspector. Authorization forms for the release of each bus for delivery shall be provided by the Contractor. An executed copy of the authorization shall accompany the delivery of each bus.

Prior to acceptance of first bus, the structure of the bus shall have undergone appropriate structural testing and/or analysis, including FTA required Altoona testing, to ensure adequacy of design for the urban transit service. Any items that required repeated repairs or replacement must undergo the corrective action with supporting test and analysis. A report clearly describing and explaining the failures and corrective actions taken to ensure any and all such failures will not occur shall be submitted to the Procuring Agency.

2.2.1 INSPECTION - VISUAL AND MEASURED: Visual and measured inspections shall be conducted with the bus in a static condition. The purpose of the inspection testing is to verify overall dimensional and weight requirements, to verify that required components are included and are ready for operation, and to verify that components and subsystems that are designed to operate with the bus in a static condition do function as designed.

2.2.2 TOTAL BUS OPERATION: Total bus operation shall be evaluated during road tests. The purpose of the road tests is to observe and verify the operation of the bus as a system and to verify the functional operation of the subsystem that can be operated only while the bus is in motion.

Each bus shall be driven for a minimum of 15 miles during the road tests. Observed defects shall be recorded on the test forms. The bus shall be retested when defects are corrected, and adjustments are made. This process shall continue until defects or required adjustments are made. This process shall continue until defects or required adjustments are no longer detected. Results shall be pass/fail for these bus operation tests.

2.3 POST-DELIVERY TEST: The City may conduct acceptance tests on each delivered bus.

These tests shall be completed within 15 days after bus delivery and shall be conducted in accordance with written test plans. The purpose of these tests is to identify defects that have become apparent between the time of bus release and delivery to the City. The post-delivery tests shall include visual inspection and bus operations.

Buses that fail to pass the post-delivery tests are subject to non-acceptance. The City shall record details of all defects on the appropriate test forms and shall notify the Contractor of non- acceptance of each bus within 10 days after completion of the tests. The defects detected during these tests shall be repaired according to procedures defined in Part II, Section 2.0: Repair procedures.

2.3.1 VISUAL INSPECTION: The post-delivery inspection is similar to the inspection at the Contractor’s plant and shall be conducted with the bus in a static condition. Any visual delivery damage shall be identified and recorded during the visual inspection of each bus. Bus will arrive at designated location clean and free from road debris.

2.3.2 BUS OPERATION: The road tests for total bus operation are similar to those conducted at the Contractor’s plant. Operational deficiencies of each bus shall be identified and recorded.

2.4 PILOT BUS: The Contractor shall produce one pilot vehicle for each type of vehicle with respect to the base order. This vehicle shall be one of the ultimate quantity of the base vehicle order. The pilot vehicle shall demonstrate that the vehicles fully meet all requirements of the Contract. The pilot vehicle shall be produced and delivered to the City for a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to initiation of any production activities for the remaining vehicles unless otherwise authorized in writing by the City. In the event that noncompliance is identified, the City shall to the extent practicable notify the Contractor of said noncompliance. No later than seven (7) days after the end of the 30-day test, the City shall issue a written report to the Contractor that advises the Contractor of any noncompliance issues and/or any proposed modifications or changes required on the remaining vehicles.

In the event that the pilot vehicle does not initially comply with all performance criteria contained in the Technical Specifications, the City shall have the right to retain a portion of any progress payment that may have been established for the pilot vehicle. The amount to be withheld shall be based on the lack of compliance and may equal up to the entire progress payment amount for the pilot vehicle. This amount shall be withheld until compliance is demonstrated. In the event that the compliance is subsequently determined to be impossible to achieve, the City may require all or a portion of the progress payment for the pilot vehicle to be forfeited as a penalty for the noncompliance. The amount of the penalty shall be negotiated by the parties.

PART II – WARRANTY PROVISIONS

1.0 BASIC WARRANTY PROVISIONS

1.1 WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS: Warranties in this document are in addition to any statutory remedies or warranties imposed on the Contractor. Consistent with this requirement, the Contractor warrants and guarantees to the City each complete bus, and specific subsystems and components as follows:

1.1.1 COMPLETE BUS: The bus is warranted and guaranteed to be free from defects and related defects for 1 year or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first, beginning on the date of acceptance of each bus. During this warranty period, the bus shall maintain its functional integrity. The warranty is based on regular operation of the bus under the operating conditions prevailing in the City’s locale.

1.1.2 SUBSYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS WARRANTY: Contractors must provide the basic warrantees listed for each component beyond the 1-year warranty.

Item Years Mileage__

Frame and Suspension Engine

Transmission Drive Axle Propulsion System (All Electric) ______ _________ Energy Storage System (All Electric) ______ _________ Brake System (excluding friction material) Air Conditioning System Basic Body Structure

Structural Integrity Corrosion Destination Sign Wheelchair Ramp Floor

Electric Motors/Pumps A/C Condenser and Evaporator Heater/Defroster Water Circulating Pump Radiator Cooling Blowers

Driver's Ventilation Blowers Flooring

1.2 VOIDING OF WARRANTY: The warranty shall not apply to any part or component of the bus that has been subject to misuse, negligence, accident, or that has been repaired or altered in any way so as to affect adversely its performance or reliability, except insofar as such repairs were in accordance with the Contractor’s maintenance manuals and the workmanship was in accordance with recognized standards of the industry. The warranty shall also be void if the City fails to conduct normal inspections and scheduled preventive maintenance procedures as recommended in the Contractor’s maintenance manuals.

1.3 EXCEPTIONS TO WARRANTY: The warranty shall not apply to scheduled maintenance items, and items such as neither tires and tubes, or items furnished by the City, except insofar as such equipment may be damaged by the failure of a part or component for which the Contractor is responsible.

1.4 DETECTION OF DEFECTS: If the City detects a defect within the warranty periods defined in Section 1.1, it shall promptly notify the Contractor’s representative. Within 5 working days after receipt of notification, the Contractor’s representative shall either agree that the defect is in fact covered by warranty, or reserve judgment until the subsystem or component is inspected by the Contractor’s representative or is removed and examined at the City’s property or at the Contractor’s plant. At that time the status of warranty coverage on the subsystem or component shall be mutually resolved between the City and the Contractor.

Work necessary to affect the repairs defined in Section2.2 shall commence within 10 working days after receipt of notification by the Contractor.

1.5 SCOPE OF WARRANTY REPAIRS: When warranty repairs are required, the City and the Contractor’s representative shall agree the City reserves the right to commence the warranty repairs.

1.6 BASIC VEHICLE STRUCTURE: The Contractor will warranty the frame and suspension members.

The frame and suspension members shall be warranted for 6 years or 250,000 miles, whichever comes first. This warranty will not cover air bags, leveling valves, springs, or other normal wearing parts. The Contractor is not liable for warranty if the City voids the warranty as outlined in Section 1.2. If the frame or suspension fails or shows indication of imminent failure, the City will immediately notify the Contractor of the said defect. Within 10 calendar days, the Contractor will repair the vehicle.

1.7 OPTIONAL EXTENDED WARRANTIES: The Bidder shall offer the City the right to purchase additional extended warranties on all components furnished in both the original and optional vehicle purchases.

The City reserves the right to purchase these additional warranties depending on availability of local funding; no federal funds will be used to purchase extended warranties. The City will make its determination whether to purchase component warranties prior to award. The cost of such warranties as are taken shall be included in the determination of lowest and best bidder.

1.8 REIMBURSEMENT FOR LABOR AND PARTS: The City shall be reimbursed by the Contractor for labor at a rate of $75 per hour. The amount shall be determined by multiplying the number of man hours actually required to correct the defect by the current per hour rate. Warranty reimbursement will include the cost of towing the vehicle if such action was necessary. THE CITY SHALL NOT ACCEPT

PARTS CREDIT AS PAYMENT OF WARRANTY LABOR CLAIMS.

The City shall be reimbursed by the Contractor for defective parts and for parts that must be replaced to correct the defect. The reimbursement shall be at the invoice cost of the part (s) at the time of repair and shall include taxes where applicable and 25% handling charges. THE CITY SHALL NOT ACCEPT

PARTS CREDIT AS PAYMENT OF WARRANTY PART CLAIMS.

1.9 FLEET DEFECTS: A fleet defect is defined as the failure of identical items covered by the warranty and occurring in the warranty period in a proportion of the buses delivered under this contract. For deliveries of over 50 buses, the proportion shall be 20%. For deliveries of 10 to 49 buses, the proportion shall be 25%. For deliveries of fewer than 10 buses, the fleet defect provision shall not apply.

1.9.1 SCOPE OF WARRANTY PROVISIONS: The Contractor shall correct a fleet defect under the warranty provisions defined in Part II: Warranty Provisions. After correcting the defect, the Contractor shall promptly undertake and complete a work program reasonably designed to prevent the occurrence of the same defect in all other buses purchased under this contract. The work program shall include inspection and/or correction of the potential or defective part in all of the buses original warranty. This extended warranty shall begin on the date a fleet defect was determined to exist, or on the repair/replacement date for corrected items.

1.9.2 VOIDING OF WARRANTY PROVISIONS: The fleet defect provisions shall not apply to bus defects caused by noncompliance with the Contractor’s recommended normal maintenance practices and procedures.

1.9.3 EXCEPTIONS TO WARRANTY PROVISIONS: Fleet defect warranty provisions shall not apply to damage that is a result of normal wear and tear in service to such items as seats, floor covering, windows, interior trim, and paint. The provisions shall not apply to City supplied items such as tires.

2.0 REPAIR PROCEDURES

2.1 REPAIR PERFORMANCE: The City of Tucson may require the Contractor or its designated representative to perform warranty-covered repairs that are clearly beyond the scope of its capabilities. The work may be done by the City’s personnel with reimbursement by the Contractor.

2.2 REPAIRS BY CONTRACTOR: If the City requires the Contractor to perform warranty- covered repairs, the Contractor’s representative must begin, within 5 working days after receiving notification of a defect from the City, work necessary to effect repairs. The City shall make the bus available to complete repairs timely with the Contractor’s repair schedule.

The Contractor shall provide at its own expense all spare parts, tools, and space required to complete repairs. At the City’s option, the Contractor may be required to remove the bus from the City’s property while repairs are being performed. If the bus is removed from the City’s property, repair procedures must be diligently pursued by the Contractor’s representative.

2.3 REPAIRS BY CITY OF TUCSON

2.3.1 PARTS USED: If the City performs the warranty-covered repairs, it shall correct or repair the defect and any related defects using Contractor-specified spare parts available from its own stock or those supplied by the Contractor specifically for this repair. Monthly, or at a period to be mutually agreed upon, reports of all repairs covered by this warranty shall be submitted by the City to the Contractor for reimbursement or replacement of parts. The Contractor shall provide forms for these reports.

2.3.2 CONTRACTOR SUPPLIED PARTS: The City may request that the Contractor supply new parts for warranty-covered repairs being performed by the City. These parts shall be shipped prepaid to the City from any source selected by the Contractor within 5 working days of receipt of the request for said parts.

2.3.3 DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS RETURN: The Contractor may request that parts covered by the warranty be returned to the manufacturing plant. The total cost for this action shall be paid by the Contractor.

Materials should be returned in accordance with Contractor’s instructions.

2.3.4 REIMBURSEMENT FOR LABOR: The City shall be reimbursed by the Contractor for labor. The amount shall be determined by multiplying the number of man-hours actually required to correct the defect by $75 per hour, plus the cost of towing in the bus if such action was necessary and if the bus was in the normal service area.

2.3.5 REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARTS: The City shall be reimbursed by the Contractor for defective parts and for parts that must be replaced to correct the defect. The reimbursement shall be at the invoice cost of the part(s) at the time of repair and shall include taxes where applicable and 25% handling costs.

2.4 WARRANTY AFTER REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS: If any component, unit, or subsystem is repaired, rebuilt, or replaced by the Contractor or by the City’s personnel, with the concurrence of the Contractor, the subsystem shall have the un-expired warranty period of the original subsystem.

2.5 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION: Scheduled maintenance tasks shall be related and shall be in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended preventative maintenance schedule (along with routine daily service performed during the fueling operations).Test ports, as required, shall be provided for commonly checked functions on the bus, such as air intake, exhaust, hydraulic, pneumatic, charge-air and engine cooling systems. The coach manufacturer shall give prime consideration to the routine problems of maintaining the vehicle. All coach components and systems, both mechanical and electrical, which will require periodic physical work or inspection processes, shall be installed so that a minimum of time is consumed in gaining access to the critical repair areas. It shall not be necessary to disassemble portions of the coach structure and/or equipment such as seats and flooring under seats in order to gain access to these areas. Each coach shall be designed to facilitate the disassembly, reassembly, servicing, or maintenance, using tools and equipment that are normally available as standard commercial items. Requirements for the use of unique specialized tools will be minimized. The body and structure of the coach shall be designed for ease of maintenance and repair. Individual panels or other equipment that may be damaged in normal service shall be repairable or replaceable. Ease of repair shall be related to the vulnerability of the item to damage in service. Contractor shall provide a list of all special tools and pricing required for maintaining this equipment. Said list shall be submitted as a supplement to the Pricing Schedule.

NOTE: Tools such as compartment door keys, bellows gauges and other tools that are required for daily maintenance and inspections shall not be included in the special tool list and shall be furnished for each coach.

PART III – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE: These technical specifications cover requirements for a heavy-duty transit vehicle, which may be used for both suburban highway service and general service on urban arterial streets etc. It is intended for the widest possible spectrum of passengers, including children, adults, the elderly, and the physically disadvantaged.

The minimum useful design life of the bus in transit service shall be at least twelve (12) years or 500,000 miles. It shall be capable of operating at least 40,000 miles per year, including the 12th year.

1.2 DEFINITIONS: The following are definitions of special terms used in the specifications:

(1) DBA - Decibels with reference to 0.0002 microbar as measured on the "A" scale.

(2) AUDIBLE DISCRETE FREQUENCY - An audible discrete frequency is determined to exist if the sound power level in any 1/3-octave band exceeds the average of the sound power levels of the two adjacent 1/3-octave bands by 4 decibels (db) or more.

(3) STANDEE LINE - A line marked across the coach aisle in line with the rear of the wheel well to designate the forward area, which passengers may not occupy when the bus is moving.

(4) FREE FLOOR SPACE - Floor area available to standees excluding ingress/egress areas, area under seats, area occupied by feet of seated passengers, and the vestibule area.

(5) CURB WEIGHT - Weight of vehicle, including maximum fuel, oil and coolant, and all equipment required for operation, but without passengers or driver.

(6) SEATED LOAD - One hundred and fifty (150) pounds for every designed passenger seating position plus the driver.

(7) GROSS LOAD - One hundred fifty (150) pounds for every designed passenger seating position, for the driver, and for each 1.5 square feet of free floor space.

(8) SLW (SEATED LOAD WEIGHT) - Curb weight plus seated load.

(9) GVWR (GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATED) - The max total weight as determined by the vehicle manufacturer, at which the vehicle can be safely and reliably operated for its intended purpose.

(10) DRIVER'S EYE RANGE - The 95th percentile eye range contour defined in SAE Recommended

Practice J941, except that the height of the eyellipse shall be determined from the seat at its reference height.

(11) FIREPROOF - Materials that will not burn or melt at temperatures less than 2,000 F.

(12) FIRE-RESISTANT - Materials that have a flame spread index less than 150 as measured in a radiant panel flame test per ASTM-E 162-75.

(13) HUMAN DIMENSIONS - The human dimensions used in these technical specifications are defined in SAE recommended practice J833.

(14) HIC (HEAD INJURY CRITERIA) - The following equation presents the definition of head injury criteria: where - a = the resultant acceleration at the center of gravity of the head form expressed as a multiple of g, the acceleration of gravity. t1 and t2 = any two points in time during the impact.

(15) BASE BUS - The bus or coach described by the technical specifications. Signing, colors, and the destination sign reading list will be supplied by the City.

(16) ALTERNATIVE - An alternative specification to the standard configuration coach may be considered by the City, provided all details are submitted.

(17) DESIGN OPERATING PROFILE - The operating profile for design purposes shall consist of simulated transit type service. The duty cycle consists of 3 phases to be repeated in sequence: a central business district (CDB) phase of 2 miles with 7 stops per mile and a top speed of 20 mph, an arterial route phase of 2 miles with 2 stops per mile and a top speed of 40 mph, and a commuter phase of 4 miles with 1 stop and a maximum speed of 55 mph. The coach shall be loaded to SLW and shall average approximately 18 mph while operating on this duty cycle. Operation shall continue regardless of the ambient temperature or weather conditions. The passenger doors shall be opened and closed at each stop, and the coach shall be knelt at each stop during the CBD phase. The braking profile shall be:

16% of the stops at 3 fpsps 50% of the stops at 6 fpsps 26% of the stops at 9 fpsps

8% of the stops at 12 fpsps

These percentages of stops shall be evenly distributed over the 3 phases of the duty cycle. For scheduling purposes, the average deceleration rate is assumed.

(18) CLASS OF FAILURES - Classes of failures are described below:

(a) Class 1: Physical Safety: A failure that could lead directly to a passenger or driver injury and represents a severe crash situation.

(b) Class 2: Road Call: A failure resulting in an en-route interruption of revenue service.

Service is discontinued until the coach is replaced or repaired at the point of failure.

(c) Class 3: Coach Change: A failure that requires removal of the coach from service during its assignments. The coach is operable to a rendezvous point with a replacement coach.

(d) Class 4: Bad Order: A failure that does not require removal of the coach from service during its assignments but does degrade coach operation. The failure shall be reported by driver, inspector, or hostler.

(19) MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SKILL LEVELS: The following are definitions of maintenance personnel skill levels used in the technical specification:

(a) 5M: Specialist Mechanic or Class A Mechanic leader

(b) 4M: Journeyman or Class A Mechanic

(c) 3M: Service Mechanic or Class B serviceman

(d) 2M: Mechanic Helper or coach serviceman

(e) 1M: Cleaner, fueler, oiler, hostler, or shifter.

In the attached Technical Specifications, the City may relate the skill levels and rating of mechanics in its operation to the above definitions.

(20) STANDARDS: Standards referenced in the technical specifications are the latest revisions unless otherwise stated.

1.3 ABBREVIATIONS: The following is a list of abbreviations used in the technical specifications:

(1) ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials

(2) SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers

(3) ANSI: American National Standards Institute

(4) ASHRAE: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers.

(5) SPI: Society of the Plastic Industry

(6) USDHEW: United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

(7) JIC: Joint Industrial Council

(8) BMCS: Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety

(9) FMVSS: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

(10) ADA: American Disabilities Act

1.4 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: The coach shall meet all applicable ADA, FMVSS, and all applicable

BMCS regulations in effect at the date of Proposal submittal. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Local regulations are defined as those below the state level. In the event of any conflict between the requirements of this specification and any applicable legal requirement, then the legal requirement shall prevail.

1.5 OVERALL REQUIREMENTS

1.5.1 DIMENSIONS:

1.5.1.1 Physical size: With the exceptions of exterior mirrors, marker and signal lights, flexible portions of the bumpers, fender skirts, and rubrail, the coach shall have the following overall dimensions:

(1) Length: 40 feet, 0 inches (+0, -1 inch).

(2) Width: 102 inches (+0, -1 inch)

(3) Height: 11 feet 11 inches maximum or approved equal

1.5.1.2 UNDERBODY CLEARANCE: The bus shall maintain the minimum clearance dimensions as shown in the figure “Transit Bus Minimum Road Clearance” and defined in SAE Standard J689, regardless of load up to the gross vehicle weight rating.

(1) Ramp Clearances. Approach angle shall be no less than 8.5 degrees. Break over angle shall be no less than 8 degrees. Departure angle shall be no less than 9 degrees.

(a) The approach angle is the angle measured between a line tangent to the front tire static loaded radius arc and the initial point of structural interference forward of the front tire to the ground.

(b) The departure angle is the angle measured between a line tangent to the rear tire static loaded radius arc and the initial point of structural interference rearward of the rear tire to the ground.

(c) The breakover angle is the angle measured between two lines tangent to the front and rear tire static loaded radius and intersecting at a point on the underside of the vehicle that defines the largest ramp over which the vehicle can roll.

(2) Ground Clearance. Ground clearance shall be no less than 10 inches, except within the axle zone and wheel area.

(3) Axle Clearance. Axle zone clearance, which is the projected area between tires and wheels on the same axial centerline, shall be no less than 5.5 inches.

(4) Wheel Area Clearance. Wheel area clearance shall be no less than 8 inches for parts fixed to the bus body and 6 inches for parts that move vertically with the axles.

Figure III-1

1.5.1.3 FLOOR HEIGHT: Height of the floor above the street shall be no more than 15.5 inches measured at the centerline of the front and rear doorway. The floor may be inclined along the longitudinal axis of the bus, and the incline shall be less than 3.5o off the horizontal except locally at the doors where 2o slope toward the door is allowed. All floor measurements shall be with the bus at the design running height and on a level surface and with the standard 305 tires.

1.5.2 WEIGHT:

1.5.2.1 CURB WEIGHT: Curb weight shall not exceed 32,000 pounds for a 40-foot low-floor coach. This maximum weight shall be adjusted (up or down) for equipment shipped with the bus as a result of specifications connected with change orders approved by the City or authorized personnel of Sun Tran.

The Contractor shall produce a product with a design goal to…